Arsenic Trioxide from China
Arsenic trioxide (As₂O₃), a white powder used in pharmaceuticals and glass production, is an inorganic oxygen compound of nonmetal arsenic. Falls under HTS 2811.29.5000 per chapter definitions excluding specified compounds. Highly toxic, requiring special handling.
Duty Rate — China → United States
41.2%
Rate breakdown
9903.88.0325%Except as provided in headings 9903.88.13, 9903.88.18, 9903.88.33, 9903.88.34, 9903.88.35, 9903.88.36, 9903.88.37, 9903.88.38, 9903.88.40, 9903.88.41, 9903.88.43, 9903.88.45, 9903.88.46, 9903.88.48, 9903.88.56, 9903.88.64, 9903.88.66, 9903.88.67, 9903.88.68, or 9903.88.69, articles the product of China, as provided for in U.S. note 20(e) to this subchapter and as provided for in the subheadings enumerated in U.S. note 20(f)
9903.05.3112.5%Section 301 (forced labor) — additional 12.5% ad valorem on products of China
Import Tips
• EPA TSCA premanufacture notice often required; include toxicity data
• UN 1678 hazardous label mandatory; segregate from organics
• Purity certificate prevents confusion with arsenates (2842)